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“ That is a failing , indeed ! ” cried Elizabeth . “ Implacable resentment is a shade in a character . But you have chosen your fault well . I really cannot laugh at it . You are safe from me . ” “ There is , I believe , in every disposition a tendency to some particular evil , a natural defect , which not even the best education can overcome . ” “ And your defect is a propensity to hate everybody . ” “ And yours , ” he replied , with a smile , “ is wilfully to misunderstand them . ” “ Do let us have a little music , ” cried Miss Bingley , tired of a conversation in which she had no share . “ Louisa , you will not mind my waking Mr . Hurst . ” Her sister made not the smallest objection , and the pianoforte was opened ; and Darcy , after a few moments ’ recollection , was not sorry for it . He began to feel the danger of paying Elizabeth too much attention . CHAPTER XII . IN consequence of an agreement between the sisters , Elizabeth wrote the next morning to her mother , to beg that the carriage might be sent for them in the course of the day . But Mrs . Bennet , who had calculated on her daughters remaining at Netherfield till the following Tuesday , which would exactly finish Jane’s week , could not bring herself to receive them with pleasure before . Her answer , therefore , was not propitious , at least not to Elizabeth’s wishes , for she was impatient to get home . Mrs . Bennet sent them word that they could not possibly have the carriage before Tuesday ; and in her postscript it was added , that if Mr . Bingley and his sister pressed them to stay longer , she could spare them very well . Against staying longer , however , Elizabeth was positively resolved — nor did she much expect it would be asked ; and fearful , on the contrary , of being considered as intruding themselves needlessly long , she urged Jane to borrow Mr . Bingley’s carriage immediately , and at length it was settled that their original design of leaving Netherfield that morning should be mentioned , and the request made . The communication excited many professions of concern ; and enough was said of wishing them to stay at least till the following day to work on Jane ; and till the morrow their going was deferred . Miss Bingley was then sorry that she had proposed the delay ; for her jealousy and dislike of one sister much exceeded her affection for the other . The master of the house heard with real sorrow that they were to go so soon , and repeatedly tried to persuade Miss Bennet that it would not be safe for her — that she was not enough recovered ; but Jane was firm where she felt herself to be right .
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